Unitary foldable music stand



Patented Aug. 21, 1945 v aasazsv PATENT OFFICE The present invention isdirected to a. foldable music stand, more particularly to a stand adapted for such use which is made ina single unit and which 1.5. readily foldable.

It is: highly desirable to provide stands for '5 mus Qr th l k hi h a e ada t d. to e packed into. a smallvolume and carried from place to place. A considerable number of such devices have been made; inthe past and in a. certain measure have. been satisfactory for the purpose in that they could be collapsed and carried in a relatively small volume. However, such devices were quite complicated in their structure and they involved a great many, metalparts pivoted together and also other parts which are. adapted to betelescoped. Such a structure isquite expensive and considerable manipulation is necessary bothwhen setting up the stand and when taking it apart. It has also been proposed to i provide a music stand having a lesser number i of parts but provided with groove-like elements which allow the several parts of the stand to be secured together through such elements. However, such a stand was quite cumbersome and consisted of a number of separate parts so that it was necessary tomanipulate the several parts to place them in their proper positions.

The present invention is intended and adapted to overcome the. diflicultiesand disadvantages inherent in prior devices of this kind, itbeing among the objects of the present invention to provide a simple structure of a stand adapted for holding music and the like, which may by aisimple' folding be reduced to a small volume and which may then be readily transported.

It is alsoamongthe objects of the present invention to provide a structure consisting of a number of simple parts permanently secured together in such a mannerthat the several parts are alwaysfin their proper position whether the standis operated or folded.

\1 It isstill further among the objects of the present inventionto provide a stand made up principally of sheets 'of relatively stiff material preferably non-metal, with a structure suchthat f when folded, a thin package is provided.

a second vertical 'fiat piece having one of its 1E edges attached to the first piece by hinges, is

adapted to reston oneof its edges, which condstitutesa base co-operating with thepiece. There.

is also provided a flat holder which is hinged to the, top of the firstcpiece and rests in a notch .55

9 Claims. 01, 4 5-57) the. second piece. Meansior looking all of the. elements in. p rativ positi n are o d- In the accompanying drawing constituting a Fi 4 is a ertical IQSr $Qt Q Vi w some? i enie eeiiita n alo the l e 4 O E ig- There is pro ide a vertic fia i at rial such as fiberboard or thelikel, resting on its patte n e e 2. whi h o st tu e h ba e T isie ed es? and i l pe upwardly endn a dl 9, that he u e e e 5 s of a e t n ha lat 21-: A s wed piee t l mat i ere tita rnle ed s cu by hinges 8 and t piece I along its vertical center line or axis, The lower edge 1 of piece Ecooperates with base 2' t ie i e fir u dati n r he n e The upper edge of piecefi is formed in a notch having a downwardly sloping upper edge ill meetits a sim la e n rd op edge which meet approriirnately at right angles to pro notch. The upper end L2 of piece 6 is p ra el t9 as or iiQ' Qi d w dl ie SlQt I3 is provided at thejunction or land H. A tonguelor projection I4 is iii ee aiiv enned with the o? f Pi r A holder l15 .for music or the like also consists Nor aflat sheet of material having a cut out pore i is aw r in a m at t l we ge A Pei of hinges l1 and I8 intermediate the top and bottorn edges of holder l5 are secured totop 5 of piece ,I.' A foot hoard I9 'is secured to holder it y. hin es t9 and S d fee board s i extending pertion 22 arcuate in form below the he 93m of exten q being aPP QX y complementary to portion I6. An openon orloelging ton gne luutl. slot 214 in the er ed e we h 22 is adap d 9 mbr e t it i a As hown in the drawing, the stand is in its vs IQQSiFiQ? When ibi si ed 0 iq ihe man a ompa package, foot hoard I9 is swi ri to th r ght s wn iiii i to di en a tongue 1L4 fr mxoneninelfi. h m v m nt bein faci itat d by lo i- When the foot board is free from the tongue, itisraised upward carryr,

, root board "l9 provides means form v be folded against the holder and piece 6 is moved about its hinges to lie flat against piece I. Then the holder and foot board are caused to lie fiat against pieces I and 6. In this position the stand may be readilycarried from place to place under the arm of the individual. When it is desired to set the stand up, the reverse operations may be conducted. In either case it is a matter of a few seconds to open or fold the stand.

Although I have described the invention setting forth a single embodiment thereof, the in-, vention is not to be limited by the example as be made within the spirit of the invention. For instance, the shapes and outlines of the various parts may be changed at will. The materials of construction may be any which are suitable for the purpose, but a very light fiber board is pre many variations in details of construction may ferred because of convenience in carrying the 7 same. The locking arrangement may be varied to a substantial degree in the shape of the looking elements, the form thereof, and the number and location. These and other changes in details may be'made in the mechanical construction of the new stand within the scope of the invention, which is not to be limited except by the character of the claims appended hereto.

I claim:

1. A foldable stand comprising a vertical flat piece resting on its base, a similar second piece attached to said first piece by hinges and adapted to be held at right angles thereto and to be folded against the same, a flat holder hinged to the top of said first piece, a foot board hingedly attached to the lower edge of said holder, the top of said second piece being notched, said notch having an inclined face, said holder lying on said face to retain said holder in an inclined position, and a tongue and slot connection between said second piece and holder for locking said parts against relative movement;

2. A foldable stand comprising a verticalfiat piece resting on its base, a similar second piece attached to said first piece by hinges at approximately the vertical centerline of said first piece, and adapted to be held at right angles thereto and to be folded against the same, a fiat holder hinged to the top of said first piece, a foot board hingedly attached to the lower edge of said holder, the top of said second piece being notched,

said notch having an inclined'face, said holder to be folded against the same, a flat holder hinged to the top of said'first piece, a foot board hingedly attached to the lower edge of said holder at points intermediate the upper and lower edges thereof, the top of said second piece being notched, said notch having an inclined face, said holder lying on said face to retain said holder in an inclined position, and a tongue and slot connection between said second piece and holder for locking said parts against relative movement.

4. A foldable stand comprising a vertical fiat piece resting on its base, a similar second piece attached to said first piece by hinges and adapted to be held at right angles thereto and to be folded against the same, a fiat holder hinged to the top of said first piece, a foot board hinged to the lower edge of said holder, the top of said second piece being notched, said notch having an inclined face, said holder lying on said face to retain said holder in an inclined position, and a tongue and slot connection between said second piece and holder for locking, said parts against relative movement.

5. A foldable stand comprising a vertical flat piece resting on its base, a similar second piece attached to said first piece by hinges and adapted to be held at right angles thereto and to be folded against the same, a flat holder hinged to the top of said first piece, a foot'board hinged to the lower edge of said holder, a depending portion centrally of said board in contact with said second piece, the top of said second piece being notched, said notch having an inclined face, said holder lying on said face to retain said holder in an inclined position, and a tongue and slot connection between said second piece and holder for locking said parts against relative movement.

6. A foldable stand comprising a vertical fiat piece resting on its base, a similar secondpiece attached to said first piece by hinges and adapted to be held at right angles thereto and to be folded against the same, a fiat holder hinged to the top of said first piece, a foot board hingedly attached to the lower edge of said holder, the top of said second piece being notched, said notch having an inclined face, said holder lying on said face to retain said holder in an inclined position, and a tongue and slot connection between said second piece and holder for locking said parts against relative movement, including a tongue and slot on said holder and second piece adapted to lock the same together when said stand is in operative position.

'7. A foldable stand comprising a vertical flat piece resting on its base, a similar second piece attached to said first piece by hinges and adapted to be held at right angles thereto and to be folded against the same, a fiat holder hinged to the top of said first piece, a foot board hinged to the lower edge of said holder, the top of said second piece being notched and adapted to retain said holder in an inclined position, and a tongue and slot connection between said second piece and holder for locking the pieces, holder and foot board against relative movement, including a tongue on said notch and a slot in said foot board adapted to lock the same together when said stand is in operative position.

8. A foldable stand' comprising a vertical flat piece resting on its base, a similar second piece attached to said first piece by hinges and adapted to be held at right angles'thereto and to be folded against the same, a fiat holder hinged to the top of said first piece, a foot board hinged to the lower edge of said holder, a depending portion centrally of said board in contact with said second piece, the top of said second piece being notched and adapted to retain said holder in an inclined position, and a tongue and slot connection between said second piece and holder for locking the pieces, holder and foot board against relative movement; including a tongue on said notch and a slot in said foot board adapted to lock the same together when said stand, is in operative position, and a slit in theend of said portion adapted to embrace said second piece.

9. A foldable stand comprising a vertical fiat piece resting on its base, a similar second piece attachedto said first piece by hinges and adapted against the same, a flat holderhinged to the top of said first piece, afoot board hinged to the lower edge of said holder, '2, depending portion centrally of said board in contact with said second piece; a cut-out portion along the lower edge of said holder corresponding to said depending g to be held at right angles thereto and to befolded portion, the top of said second piece being notched and adapted to retain said holder in an inclined position, and a tongue and slot connection between said second piece and holder for 5 locking said parts against relative movement.

WILLIE BERG. 

